- Obsession (1949 film)
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Obsession 
theatrical poster (US)Directed by Edward Dmytryk Produced by Nat A. Bronstein
Kenneth HorneWritten by Alec Coppel Starring Robert Newton Music by Nino Rota Cinematography C. M. Pennington-Richards Editing by Lito Carruthers Distributed by General Film Dist. (UK)
Eagle-Lion Films (US)Release date(s) 3 August 1949 Running time 96 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Obsession, released in the US as The Hidden Room, is a 1949 British crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk,[1] based on the book A Man About A Dog by Alec Coppel, who also wrote the screenplay for the film, and turned the story into a novel. Obsession was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Robert Newton as Dr. Clive Riordan
- Phil Brown as Bill Kronin
- Sally Gray as Storm Riordan
- Naunton Wayne as Supt. Finsbury
- James Harcourt as Aitkin (butler)
- Betty Cooper as Miss Stevens (receptionist)
- Michael Balfour as American sailor
- Ronald Adam as Clubman
- Roddy Hughes as Clubman
- Allan Jeayes as Clubman
- Olga Lindo as Mrs. Humphries
- Russell Waters as Flying Squad detective
- Lyonel Watts as Clubman
- Sam Kydd as Club steward
References
- ^ "Obsession". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22331/Obsession/overview. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Obsession". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4176/year/1949.html. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
External links
- Obsession at the Internet Movie Database
- Obsession at the TCM Movie Database
- Obsession at AllRovi
Films directed by Edward Dmytryk 1930s 1940s Emergency Squad • Golden Gloves • Mystery Sea Raider • Her First Romance • The Devil Commands • Under Age • Sweetheart of the Campus • The Blonde from Singapore • Secrets of the Lone Wolf • Confessions of Boston Blackie • Counter-Espionage • Seven Miles from Alcatraz • Hitler's Children • The Falcon Strikes Back • Captive Wild Woman • Behind the Rising Sun • Tender Comrade • Murder, My Sweet • Back to Bataan • Cornered • Till the End of Time • So Well Remembered • Crossfire • Obsession • Give Us This Day1950s Mutiny • The Sniper • Eight Iron Men • The Juggler • The Caine Mutiny • Broken Lance • The End of the Affair • Soldier of Fortune • The Left Hand of God • The Mountain • Raintree County • The Young Lions • Warlock • The Blue Angel1960s Walk on the Wild Side • The Reluctant Saint • The Carpetbaggers • Where Love Has Gone • Mirage • Alvarez Kelly • Anzio • Shalako1970s Short films Three Lives • Bing Presents Oreste • Not Only StrangersCategories:- 1949 films
- British films
- English-language films
- Film scores by Nino Rota
- 1940s crime films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Edward Dmytryk
- 1940s British film stubs
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